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The
seal of the Town of Smithfield, composed by a local artist, Neil Salley,
Jr., consists of a circular disk, upon the outer edge of which contains
the words “Town of Smithfield Rhode Island,” and upon the bottom the date
of which the Town was incorporated. The year of incorporation is given in
both the Julian (1730) and the Gregorian calendar (1731).
In the
foreground are a mill and a body of water, representing the foundation the
Town was built on; the Town’s coat of arms, a shield bearing three
blacksmith hammers, representing the three villages of Greenville,
Georgiaville and Esmond; and an apple tree representing the Town’s many
apple orchards.
Across the
center of the disk are a village for the Town’s several small villages;
the Smithfield Town Hall; the Greenville
Baptist Church; the
Smith-Appleby House, the Town’s oldest structure; and a farmhouse.
In the
background stands Wolf Hill with the sun rising over the Town.
Previous versions of
the Town seal:
The above logo was used around the year 2000
and was only used for a short time. The logo incorporates many
symbols of Smithfield life including mills, industry, history, apples,
town hall, the Smithfield Sentinel, Smith-Appleby House and the
three-hammer logo.
A shield bearing three
blacksmith hammers, representing the three villages of Greenville,
Georgiaville and Esmond - it is incorporated in the present Town seal
above. This seal was used until around the year 2000 and can still
be seen on the Town flag (below). The discrepancy in
the year of
incorporation is given in both the Julian (1730) and the Gregorian
calendar (1731).
The original Town seal:
Photo contributed by Kenneth A. Brown,
Sr.
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